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![5 Reasons Why Clinicians Should Think Like Designers](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2a0494b2-a3f8-4152-904c-c96002aa7064/AIH_KuBlog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2532%2C0%2C3376%2C3375&w=290)
Effective design can improve the experiences, devices, services and spaces of healthcare, says Bon Ku of the Health Design Lab. The physician and Aspen Ideas: Health speaker shares how his fellow clinicians can benefit from embracing the mindset of a designer.
![9 Artistic Expressions of the Mind, Body, and Spirit](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e8497eb0-aa9b-4df8-9aff-eabb5da1c1b6/52187948880_54001ecc1c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2752%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Aspen Ideas: Health is where the arts meet health. Ahead of the 10th annual event this summer, we're looking back at some of the innovative artists, musicians, actors, filmmakers, playwrights, and dancers who have shared their creative expressions of the mind, body, and spirit on our stages. Explore how the arts help expand our understanding of health and well-being.
![Staff Picks: Best Books, Movies and TV of 2020](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null3c4a9066-8035-40ab-98cb-041acd717d7e/Bestof2020.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=286%2C0%2C720%2C720&w=290)
A look back at what we've read, watched, and listened this year.
![Special Events: Performances Complement Festival Discourse](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null4af6c1d5-2dba-41e0-a155-cfdfed89bf63/SilentGhostpcSharenBradford-0326-ZF-2702-70390-1-006.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=361%2C0%2C2877%2C2880&w=290)
At the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival, five of America's premier artists in classical music, jazz, and ballet bring virtual audiences works of art intended to deepen thought.
![Women Who Are Making History](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc69dd155-6882-4928-8496-cf1ffeddf00f/48126911543_2e10fb52d7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=934%2C0%2C2658%2C2660&w=290)
Women's History Month is an opportunity to honor the indelible contributions women have made in societies around the world. But don't wait until remarkable women are in history books to celebrate them! Learn about contemporary women making their mark on the world.
![Where Can the Future of Virtual Reality Take Us?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/fda97e4a-5179-4ca6-89f1-8a6490f5dbb8/AdobeStock_131904754.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1429%2C0%2C1891%2C1890&w=290)
![Afternoon of Conversation to Feature Common and Pop-Up Magazine](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ee03b744-42e6-49f4-8163-e5cb57b3e94a/AOCannoune.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=986%2C0%2C1688%2C1688&w=290)
![Eileen Fisher Sows the Seeds of a Better Business Model](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/9ed4ee0c-ea2a-4b77-b96e-401b11c64d3c/42958112672_fc05e79fb1_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=300%2C0%2C1067%2C1066&w=290)
![Books From Our 2018 Speakers](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null15c64e63-080d-4c66-808a-b1b2ed97eb34/2018-AI_ReadThis-Social.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C788%2C788&w=290)
The Aspen Ideas Festival team is proud to showcase the diverse writing of our speakers. Their books will be highlighted in talks at the Festival and available at the campus bookstore.
![Learning to Be Human](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d8aa9c47-29e0-4d28-a1c8-82bf7da08eb5/28008095225_35d575de57_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=102%2C0%2C3277%2C3280&w=290)